Horseshoe.



(Application led Im'. 8, 1899.1

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UNITED STATES' PATENT 'FFVICE.

WILLIAM CAHILL, loIrsAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATIQNformng part of Letters Iatent No. 629,234, dated July 18, 1899. y

Application filed March 8, 1899. Serial Nox 708,217. (No model.) I

To all whom, t concorre: i

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CAHILL, of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a newv and Improved Horseshoe, of which vthe folv lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purposeof this invention is to provide y ing the plate firmly against thehoof. By this y construction the plate b is pressed firmly by Y the bar or shoe proper, d, andthe usual cross; bar'or frog,which extends between the heel a horseshoe adapted especially for use by racing-horses; and to suchend the invention comprises a light-metal plate adapted to be attached to the horseshoof to -holdin place an elastic pad, which bears against the frogl of the-hoot'. The plate has at vits lower face a bar or shoe', which is constructed and arrangedwith relation toothe plate in such a manner as to protect 'the ehoof more effectively than the devices heretofore provided.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of the invention, while the claim deiines the actual scope thereof. i

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings, forming apart thereof, in'which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views'.v

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section on the I line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is avert-ical crosssection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The shoe has an elastic pad a, of felt, cotton, rubber, or like material, the upper surface of which is shaped to conform to the frog of the horses hoof. This pad is held rmly against the hoof and in such a manner as to prevent the entryl of dirt, snow, and other matter into the space between the pad and hoof by means of an aluminium or other lightmetal plate b, which plate is shaped to conform to the hoof and bears against the bottom thereof to cover the hoof. The plate b is formed with an approximately V-shaped indented portion b, which serves to press the pad a, upward into place and to hold the pad rmly against the frog of the hoof, such indented portion h also conforming to the shape of the frog. f

Attached to the plate b is a bar or shoe proper,d, which has rivets o at the respective heel portions thereof and which lies around the outer vedge of the plate b at the under face thereof. The bar l d and the Vplate?) are provided with holes e, registeringV ywith each other and adapted to receive the nails of the, shoe, which are drivenl through the bar dand plate -b and into the hoof, thus securing thetoe portion of the shoe proper, d, rmly against the plate b and'in turn securor snow between the shoeand hoof, which.

materially increases the speed of the horse in that it avoids the clogging of the frog of.

the hoof.

`My invention will avoid the spreading of the hoof, which is a CommonI occurrence among race-horses, and will also cure quar- 4 ter-cracks, as it gives a'solid bearing all over the hoof, which relieves the weight on the heels. Further, the invention protects hoofs having weak or bruised soles.

yHaving thusv described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent* A horseshoe, provided with a plate conforming tothe shape'of the hoof and extending around the edges thereof, the plate having an indented portion serving to press the pad Vagainst the frog of the hoof, and a bar or shoe proper extendingy around the front` and side edges of the plate and having 4heel portions separated at the frog of the hoof, such heel portions being respectively riveted fast to the plate, the front portion ofthe bar and plate being provided with registering openings adapted to receive nails for securing the plate and bar to the hoof.

WILLAM CAI-ULL.

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